Friday, September 18, 2009

A New Professional Ferrari Tool Arrives at Ricambi America

Over the last few years we sold a only a small handful of 95973271 tools to professional shops around that desperately needed this clutch tool. But, at $1300 a piece, it is quite expensive and it takes several F1 gearbox jobs to get a return on this hefty investment.

Thankfully, the folks at Hill Engineering in England have released their beastly (6+ pounds!) version of the 95973271 tool, and priced it easily in the reach of independent shops working on these cars! This aftermarket version is dimensionally identical to the Ferrari one, but much nicer to own. This tool (like the Hill Engineering gearbox bushing extractor) has a home in every shop's tool bin. It will work on 360, Stradale, F430, and Enzo actuators.

A bunch of these arrived today at our shop and they're available for immediate shipment. We have them available on our site here, at only $290: Hill Engineering F1 Actuator Alignment Tool

This great Ferrari tool, in addition to thousands of other unique, original Ferrari parts and accessories can be found on-line at Ricambi America or by telephoning us on 336-499-2500.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Keys to the Kingdom!


Once again, a good friend of Ricambi America comes through with another incredible, rare, original and Genuine Ferrari parts discovery! The elusive folding key blank for the 348 isn't exactly the most durable item in the world, and its not going to make your Ferrari get around the track any faster. These Ferrari key blanks however are absolutely critical when it comes to concours correct original equipment for a 1990's vintage Ferrari. And now, we've got a very limited number of them at Ricambi America. Indeed, the Ferrari Parts Specialists.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Mirror Mirror on the Wall...


We get some amazing genuine, original Ferrari parts at Ricambi America, and today was no different. What popped up was an original Ferrari 328 side view mirror -- which seems pretty mundane, but when you consider how hard they are to find (and the price), it's nice to know we've got one here at Ricambi America.

....and, if we play our cards right, we'll have 2 more of the amazing cool SD3 diagnostic computers in our hot little hands by the end of the week!

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Gallardo Shade is here!

For the past year, Ricambi America has been selling a fantastic product called the Berlinetta Shade and thousands of other genuine, original Ferrari parts. But now, for the Lamborghini with a gigantic piece of glass and sauna-like interior temperatures when parked in the sun, Garfield Exotics has a solution for the Gallardo!

The Berlinetta Shade by Garfield Exotics, is made of nylon taffeta with black underside and a soft steel grey outer layer. It reflects the sun's destructive UV rays and keeps the interior of your Gallardo significantly cooler on hot summer days. No more shrinking leather dashboards, no more sticky and gummy plastic parts! Taking up almost no room in the car, it comes out of a little pouch the size of a small purse and fits on the outside of the windscreen with extreme ease. The Berlinetta Shade is held in place with 3 small surgical grade suction cups and the wipers at the fourth point. No more knocking your rear view mirror out of position!

Each Berlinetta Shade is custom cut for an exact fit to your Gallardo windscreen. These are not one-size-fit-all solutions, or a generic product -- they are a Gallardo-only, enthusiast design.

So, while Ricambi America continues to be the leader in genuine Ferrari parts, our Lamborghini parts and accessories catalog continues to grow!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Brake Dancing at Ricambi America? No, just cool Ferrari Parts


For years, we have turned away customers asking for high quality, perfect-fitting stainless steel brake lines for their Ferraris. Yes, there were other choices on the market which were 'close' to the quality we demanded, but none were perfect. Now, thanks to our partner Girodisc, Ricambi America proudly carries these exceptional Ferrari stainless steel brake lines in inventory. Like the thousands of other genuine Ferrari parts available at Ricambi America, these brake lines are a perfect addition to any customers order.

The lines are available in red sheathed stainless and are quite simple to install. Of course you'll need to bleed your brakes and ideally flush new fluid through the system. But, when you're working on your own Ferrari, what could be more fun! (Oh yeah... driving it!!)

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Ferrari Parts? Or Just Furry Parts?


I'm not sure how this relates exactly to original Ferrari Parts, but as things get busy during the heavy driving season, I needed a way to get my Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (Remy) groomed without consuming too much of by precious weekend family time. Well, a great new service is here in Winston Salem called Barkley Manor which is an outstanding mobile dog groomer.

So, while Remy was getting cleaned up, I had a chance to kick back with my son and wash the Ferrari 348 and install some nice new Ferrari Floor Mats. The look great, fit great, and make the old car look fresh again. Speaking of Ferrari Parts, I'm not sure why -- but we've had a complete run on Hill Engineering Clutch Release bearings recently. I guess springtime is when all the Ferrari clutches start to get used again, and we see signs of failure or the lasting effects of last-season's hard driving.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Ferrari Club Track Day !


Whoo hoo!! just a few more days until the local Ferrari Club Track weekend. Getting the Ferrari out onto the track is always a real treat -- being able to drive a bit harder, learn a whole lot, and exercise the car is great fun.

In preparation for the track day, it seems we've had a decent amount of local (North Carolina and Virginia) customers buying more Ferrari parts here at Ricambi America. A custome with a 360 just upgraded his F1 transmission ECU (also known as an F1 TCU) to the Challenge Stradale version: 196986. He''ll get superfast shifts when fully on the power, and probably feel like a whole new Ferrari is at his fingertips.

Less gamerous, another customer needed new shock bushings for his Ferrari 360 Spider. Using the Ferrari Parts diagrams on our site, he found exactly what he was looking for!

Now... we just need to hope for nice weather and a dry track.